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Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... action over the next three to five years." The engagement programme includes companies from the oil and gas, metals and mining and utilities sectors, which Aviva Investors notes "substantially contribute to total global carbon emissions." The engagement ...

Rio leadership overhaul aimed at restoring trust, license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... for health and community services, crafted a statement on working with Indigenous communities and wrote to 14 Australian mining and energy companies on how to manage risks associated with Indigenous heritage protection issues. HESTA weighed in on the ...

Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Century. "The entire global value chain needs to be rethought and constructed to become more of a closed loop system, from the mining and resourcing of raw materials to the end of life management," Mascotto said. "The circular concept means we should ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... progress in accordance with our program, we can ultimately look at divestment." The second wave sectors include autos, mining, transport, airlines, and chemicals. The pathway scenarios that Robeco develops for the key sectors will be used to benchmark ...

Report calls out AIA's coal-based assets, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... intensity of our investment portfolio. This includes the decision to end all direct equity balance sheet investments in coal mining and coal-fired power generation earlier this year, and carrying out a full review of all other coal-related investments ...

Auction system proposed to halve electricity emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... will be impact on communities - there are 10,000 workers on the coal fired industry as well as the workers in the coal mining industry." Blueprint Institute is a new think tank that launched this year, and is backed by

Government to launch inquiry into financial sector and climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... proposed federal inquiry will examine the legality of banks and insurers' decisions to withdraw from lending or insuring mining projects on climate risk grounds. The big banks and regulators including APRA and ASIC are expected to be called to the parliamentary ...

Stakeholders mull impact of Rio Tinto report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... stronger legal protections to enhance self-determination. "Traditional owners aren't against land use and particularly mining," said James Christian, NSW Aboriginal Land Council chief executive. "History shows that we are not flat-out against mining. ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Henderson, managing director and CEO of Ampcontrol, which specialises in electrical engineering services for the renewables and mining sector, noted that his business was seeing a surge in the number of clients seeking off-grid renewable power solutions. ...

Global fund manager joins Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... list because demergers and asset sales "leave Wesfarmers a substantially different company," Climate Action 100+ said. Mining and metals company Southern Copper was removed from the list and replaced by parent organisation Grupo Mexico. "Climate Action ...